Our Story
The Meteorological Office was established in the early 1980's under the Civil Aviation Authority, with the responsibility for the monitoring of meteorological events and provision of meteorological information. The staff currently operates a service for 17 hours daily with a 24-hour service envisaged for the future. The service’s operation includes an Upper-Air Station, Surface Weather Observations, Climatology, Forecasting and Aviation weather briefing.
The Meteorological Office was officially recognized as the Cayman Islands National Weather Service as of June 1st 2010, operating under the Ministry of District Administration, Works, Lands and Agriculture. The office began with a staff of eleven officers; two Meteorological Officer IV, three Meteorological Officer III, one Meteorologist II, two Meteorologist I, Chief Meteorologist, Administrative Manager and the Director General of Meteorological Services.
Our Mission
Monitoring
Research
Service
Data Provision
As the Official National Weather Service for the Cayman Islands we are obligated to: observe, understand and predict the weather and climate of the Cayman Islands as well as provide meteorological and related services in support of national and international obligations.